Seeing Zhang Chao's message, Zhang Wei was surprised. Zhang Chao knew his strength. As a top-tier Ghost King level ghost exorcist, he wasn't invincible, but he could certainly make waves wherever he went. He shouldn't need to worry about safety just traveling to another country.
[Zhang Chao]: I heard that in that other country, a few months ago, maybe two or three months ago, a strange supernatural event has been happening continuously and the cause still hasn't been identified.
Zhang Chao didn't beat around the bush and replied:
[Zhang Chao]: It's said that ghost exorcists in that country, as well as many who traveled there, both powerful and weak, mostly women and a small portion of men, have gone missing without reason. There have been over forty such cases.
[Zhang Chao]: And in all forty-plus cases, not only are the missing persons unaccounted for, but not even a single clue has been found.
[Zhang Chao]: Because of these incidents, that country has been pressured by other foreign ghost exorcist organizations. After all, many of the missing are foreign ghost exorcists who went there for tourism or to exorcise ghosts, only to disappear.
[Zhang Chao]: The reason I told you to be careful is that only recently has that country found some investigative leads.
[Zhang Chao]: That country discovered that all the missing ghost exorcists in these forty-plus cases were handsome men and beautiful women, in short, their looks were all at least above average. This was discovered after analyzing data from multiple disappearances. Because during this period, foreign ghost exorcists with high颜值 who went to that country have basically all vanished.
[Zhang Chao]: That's why I told you to be careful.
[Zhang Chao]: Zhang Wei, you scoundrel, I have to admit, you're quite handsome. With your looks, I think you'll be targeted.
[Zhang Chao]: Zhang Wei, don't take this lightly. I'm telling you, I spoke with some ghost exorcists who had been to that country yesterday. Among the missing ghost exorcists, their strength varied from strong to weak, with the strongest reaching the Ghost King level.
[Zhang Chao]: A Ghost King level ghost exorcist disappearing without leaving any clues indicates that the mastermind is at least significantly more powerful than an ordinary Ghost King, at least mid-tier, or even top-tier Ghost King.
Reading this.
Zhang Wei finally understood the reason, and his eyes flickered:
"I thought going to that country as an exchange student was equivalent to accompanying Xiao Xue on a trip, buying cosmetics and clothes. Now it seems it won't be boring, it's just..."
Muttering.
Zhang Wei thought of Lu Lianxue.
In terms of looks, he was upper-tier among men, and Lu Lianxue was even more so, definitely a goddess-level beauty among women. She wouldn't need plastic surgery to imagine how many passersby would gasp in admiration if she went to Korea.
"It seems I'll have to stay with Xiao Xue for all meals, accommodation, and travel. She's also a highly likely target."
With that said.
Zhang Wei sent a message to Zhang Chao:
[Zhang Wei]: There's actually such a thing? I'm only finding out now.
[Zhang Chao]: It's normal. Who pays attention to that country? If it weren't for the gathering of major forces yesterday and me chatting with people from the corpse-salvaging lineage, I wouldn't have known about this. Then I immediately asked Miss Lu if you guys knew about it.
[Zhang Chao]: Zhang Wei, how is it? Without my reminder, you probably would have suffered greatly. How will you thank me?
[Zhang Wei]: Haha, I'll buy you some local specialties when I go to that country to thank you.
[Zhang Chao]: No need for that. I have Stephanie. Besides, all the local specialties from that country are hyaluronic acid.
Afterwards.
They chatted for a while more.
As Zhang Chao was eager to go into seclusion, Zhang Wei ended the conversation.
Immediately after.
Zhang Wei didn't idle. After washing up, he went to find Yu Xiaoqi and the others for breakfast.
...
On the other side.
In a hotel in Tokyo.
Hua Hua was lounging on the sofa, lazily scrolling through Douyin. Last night, Yan Jing found a place to stay and located this hotel. After Hua Hua returned and confirmed that Hua Hua knew the location, Yan Jing didn't stay long and went out to gather intelligence.
In response.
Although Yan Jing told Hua Hua she could act freely, Hua Hua didn't move, waiting for Yan Jing to return to carry out her plan.
Just then.
"Hmm?"
Hua Hua seemed to sense something and looked towards the door.
She saw Yan Jing open the door and walk in. He immediately saw Hua Hua lounging on the sofa and greeted her:
"Good morning, Hua Hua. Didn't you go out hunting?"
"Meow~ Yes, I killed a few ghosts, but they were all trash and not interesting, so I came back. I'm not familiar with this place, and I don't speak the language, so I can't find ghosts or ghost exorcists."
Hua Hua wore a look of helplessness.
Yan Jing was unfazed and replied with a smile:
"It's normal not to find any. There are many supernatural events happening in Sakura Country recently, but the Onmyo-ji are also handling them and have even invited external help."
Hua Hua nodded:
"Meow~ How about you? How was the intelligence gathering?"
Yan Jing heard this, pushed up his reading glasses, and handed a piece of paper to Hua Hua:
"I've gathered it. This is information I obtained yesterday by infiltrating an Onmyo-ji family. Here are some locations where supernatural events have occurred recently. Hua Hua, you should be able to find many ghosts in these places."
As soon as he spoke.
Hua Hua's cat pupils lit up. She stood up, extended her cat claws, and took the paper. It recorded about ten supernatural events:
"Meow~ As expected of you, your intelligence gathering skills are amazing."
"It's alright. Before I came to Sakura Country, I borrowed some蛊虫 from Chongzi. It's very easy to infiltrate and collect information with them. Sakura Country doesn't have蛊虫, haha."
With that said.
Yan Jing pushed up his reading glasses and smiled:
"Next, Hua Hua, you go to these places to kill ghosts and ghost exorcists, kill them as you please, as long as it improves your strength. As for me, I'll continue to gather intelligence for you and find more information on powerful ghosts and Onmyo-ji for you."
"Meow~"
Hua Hua nodded, revealing her sharp cat claws:
"There's no Guard Department here, so I can be unrestrained."
"Haha, yes, but you still need to be careful. There's the Onmyo-ji, and also some powerful ghost forces. But you don't need to fear them."
Speaking of which.
Yan Jing's eyes under his reading glasses flickered, and he said leisurely:
"You are a member of my Senluo Division. Even if you're not in the Guard Department, other forces can't bully you. The Onmyo-ji can't, and neither can the ghost forces. Don't be afraid of them. Senluo Division will cover for you. If you can't win, come and tell me, and I'll go help you kill them. It's been a long time since I killed anyone or any ghost from Sakura Country."
"Meow~ Okay."
Hua Hua's chubby cat face split into a grin, revealing her small fangs as she nodded:
"Then I'll go improve my strength."
Hua Hua looked eager, her laziness gone. She stood up, said goodbye to Yan Jing, and left.
In response.
Yan Jing wore a satisfied smile:
"As expected of the ghost I chose. As soon as it comes to killing people and ghosts, she's as impatient as I am, haha, very good."
Saying that.
Yan Jing didn't linger either. He turned and continued to gather intelligence for Hua Hua.
At the same time.
Hua Hua, who had left, muttered while on her way, picking up Yan Jing's paper:
"So many supernatural events, there should be enough ghosts. Hehe, the plan to vent my master's anger begins, meow~"
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